07 September 2012

Analysts: Syrian army in no danger of collapsing from rebel assaults - McClatchy

"Though degraded by a war of attrition against increasingly capable guerrilla militias, the Syrian military remains a cohesive force capable of continuing its operations for the foreseeable future, according to independent military analysts.
The assessment that the Syrian military remains a potent force contradicts months of suggestions by Obama administration officials that defections and the pace of the increasingly violent conflict is overstretching the military, a theme that’s been voiced repeatedly for months in official State Department briefings." Enders

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This piece requires no elaboration by me. The picture is of a T-54 tank. Far better to use these old tamks against guerrillas than the more modern T-72. pl

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"Though degraded by a war of attrition against increasingly capable guerrilla militias, the Syrian military remains a cohesive force capable of continuing its operations for the foreseeable future, according to independent military analysts.
The assessment that the Syrian military remains a potent force contradicts months of suggestions by Obama administration officials that defections and the pace of the increasingly violent conflict is overstretching the military, a theme that’s been voiced repeatedly for months in official State Department briefings." Enders

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This piece requires no elaboration by me. The picture is of a T-54 tank. Far better to use these old tamks against guerrillas than the more modern T-72. pl